By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Still here. While the invasive insect pest spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) may not still be here in as high densities…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The third week of summer camp at Crow’s Nest is for the 1st and 2nd graders, where our goal is…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Do you know know that section of the Creek Trail where you have to pick your way across stepping stones,…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We’re experiencing an extremely dry month of May. Plant growth is slowing and turf is beginning to go summer dormant…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We usually consider May 15 to be our last likely frost date, but this year (early Thursday morning May 18)…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Now is the time to get to the preserve for peak spring wildflowers. Many are running 1 – 2 weeks…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Spring ephemeral wildflowers are abundant now. Among the earliest is bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) which opens up on sunny days to…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. On the first day of Spring this year we held a small prescribed fire of a meadow at Crow’s Nest…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manger. One of these days I’ll write about books on my night table again, or write about podcasts I listen to while…